How to prepare the nitinol for use in the production of an improved instrument the fatigue resistance

摘要

A method of treating Nitinol to train the structure thereof to remain in the martensite state, including the steps of subjecting the Nitinol to a strain and while subjected to the strain, thermally cycling the Nitinol between a cold bath of about 0°C to 10°C and a hot bath of about 100°C to 180°C for a minimum of about five cycles.